Florence + The Machine Talk Songwriting, Hip Hop And Covers
Florence Welch from Florence + The Machine sat down with KROQ/Los Angeles during this weekend’s Coachella festival to talk hip-hop, MTV Unplugged, and how she got her songwriting start. Welch...
View ArticleEd Sheeran On How A Homeless Woman Inspired His Single
British singer songwriter Ed Sheeran’s debut album, + (that’s pronounced PLUS), hit U.S. record stores today, with his single “The A Team” leading it off. He may not yet be a household name here but...
View ArticleGym Class Heroes Talk Collaborating With Adam Levine And Ryan Tedder
For their latest single, “The Fighter,” Gym Class Heroes collaborated with OneReublic’s Ryan Tedder. But this is not their first collaboration. In fact they’re known for bringing other artists in,...
View ArticleEllie Goulding Confirms “Lights” Is About Her Fear Of The Dark
If you’ve heard Ellie Goulding’s hit single, “Lights” you may have caught some of the lyrics. Goulding sings, “And I’m not sleeping now, the dark is too hard to beat.” Within the song the singer...
View ArticleAvril Lavigne Dishes On Songwriting With Fiancé Chad Kroeger
Congrats to the hottest new couple out of Canada! Avril Lavigne and Nickeback frontman Chad Kroeger are engaged after a six-month courtship, People magazine confirms. The mag details that Kroeger...
View ArticleKe$ha Spills The Secrets Behind “Die Young”
Ke$ha is burning up the world while her new single “Die Young” blasts out of every pair of speakers in the known universe. The Animal/Cannibal is back as a Warrior— and she’s ready to explain what “Die...
View ArticleKe$ha Forced To Sing “Die Young”?
Due to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, pop sensation Ke$ha’s hit single “Die Young” has found itself embroiled in controversy. U.S. radio stations sensitive to the situation have either...
View Article‘Troublemaker’ Olly Murs Keeps His Fingers Crossed
Olly Murs is a household name in the UK, who co-hosts TV shows and releases number 1 albums. And he’s hoping that his latest single, “Troublemaker,” might lend a hand in making the U.S. just wild about...
View ArticleInterview: The Songwriting Confessions of Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé has made her mark as an artist, becoming the top selling musician in the UK for all of 2012, but she started her career in the same way that luminaries like Carole King did: as a...
View ArticleWill You Help Carly Rae Jepsen Write Her Next Song?
Carly Rae Jepsen is taking fans into her songwriting world for her latest project. In partnership with American Idol and Coca-Cola, Jepsen is allowing fans to choose the lyrics for her song “Take A...
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